pcr on american wars;

Preparing for War Is an American Institution

Paul Craig Roberts

“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist.” — President Dwight D. Eisenhower

In the 1960s and 1970s when the US actually had an enemy, though possibly one of our own making, there was a peace movement.  It might well have come from left-wing professors in the universities who did not think racist America was worth defending.  

In the first quarter of the 21st century, a period of many American wars of choice, there is no peace movement.  In her book ( https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-trillion-dollar-silencer-joan-roelofs/1141001899?ean=9781949762624 ) Joan Roelofs asks:

“Why is there so much acceptance of and so little protest against our government’s illegal and immoral wars and other military operations? Why is there mostly silence about the death and destruction that wars and even the preparation for war inflict on people, including the troops, and on the environment?  Why is there so little concern about the potential for the extinction of human and other life posed by nuclear war, now seen as an ‘option’ by the US and other militaries?”

Her answer is in her title: The Trillion Dollar Silencer.  You might think that the money goes for weapons, but much of it is used to purchase universities and faculties, think tanks, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, media, contractors, and foreign governments..........more.........